Perhaps one of my favorite places in Thailand, Pa Hin Ngam National Park in Chaiyaphum province is a truly wonderful place. The name mean Forest of Beautiful Stones. While there are really big and beautiful rock formations (an upcoming post), what I love about Pa Hin Ngam is the summer tulips, also known as the Siam …
Category Archives: Experiences
Trash in the Kingdom
For most visitors, Thailand is about beaches, culture, and more beaches. What few realize is that the Kingdom has quite an abundance of natural beauty as well. The beaches are certainly nice and the culture is wonderful, but the nature is spectacular as well. Thailand has a lot of natural beauty that is worth seeing. …
Wat Nong Wang, Khon Kaen
Officially known as Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon, Wat Nong Wang in Khon Kaen province is known by local Thais as “The Great Buddha’s Relics” or “The Nine Story Stupa Located in Wat Nong Waeng.” Wat Nong Wang was built to celebrate the king’s 50th anniversary of being crowned king of Thailand (known as a Golden …
Thai Visa Runs Might Be Coming to an End
Last month I was headed to Laos to get a new visa. I decided to do that instead of crossing a land border since Thailand has been in a tizzy lately about foreign visitors. They have it in their heads that foreigners are destroying the nation and that we should all just go home. Never …
Phimai – Thailand’s Own Little Angkor
The Angkor Empire spread far and wide, including into Laos and Thailand. Thailand has tried very hard to claim a Cambodian temple that sits on the border. The claim is superfluous—Preah Vihear clearly belongs to Cambodia and the internal court at the Hague has ruled as much (twice). That does not stop Thailand. The issue …
Mount Field National Park, Tasmania
I was really excited to be able to visit a friend in Tasmania. I hear so much about Tasmania that I just had to visit. While my visit to Sydney was unseasonably warm, things had cooled down by the time I arrived in Tasmania—and I lack warm enough clothing. That was the only negative part, …
Whacky New Zealand
I wasn’t a very big fan of New Zealand as my last couple posts probably made clear. Sure, it is a beautiful place but the ridiculous cost and distance make make it very hard to justify a visit when you can get the same beauty for so much less effort and cost elsewhere in the …
Roadtrip Around Southern New Zealand
New Zealand is a beautiful place to visit, though it is essentially Montana with beaches. Considering the ridiculous prices for everything, I really can’t say it’s worth visiting. If you have been to the Pacific Northwest or Montana, then nothing in New Zealand will be much different except all of that natural beauty is crammed …
New Zealand: Welcome to 1990!
New Zealand is a beautiful country with super nice people. I can easily say that, though to be completely honest I am having trouble finding anything really unique to say about it. While New Zealand is beautiful, it is not the most beautiful place I have visited. The people are super nice, though not the …
Cha Cha Cha Yen
Perhaps the most well known drink in Thailand is cha yen. Literally this means “tea cold” or iced tea. Cha yen is often referred to as “Thai tea” by foreigners. Whatever you call it, cha yen is absolutely delicious. Cha yen is traditionally made from strongly brewed Ceylon tea and may include orange blossom water, …